diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
index 7512e4a16270..f1ae89d45a54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
@@ -907,6 +907,54 @@ static int venc_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *q,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void venc_release_session(struct venus_inst *inst)
+{
+	int ret, abort = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
+
+	ret = hfi_session_deinit(inst);
+	abort = (ret && ret != -EINVAL) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	if (inst->session_error)
+		abort = 1;
+
+	if (abort)
+		hfi_session_abort(inst);
+
+	venus_pm_load_scale(inst);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inst->registeredbufs);
+	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
+
+	venus_pm_release_core(inst);
+}
+
+static int venc_buf_init(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
+{
+	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
+
+	inst->buf_count++;
+
+	return venus_helper_vb2_buf_init(vb);
+}
+
+static void venc_buf_cleanup(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
+{
+	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
+	struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *vbuf = to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(vb);
+	struct venus_buffer *buf = to_venus_buffer(vbuf);
+
+	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
+	if (vb->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE)
+		if (!list_empty(&inst->registeredbufs))
+			list_del_init(&buf->reg_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
+
+	inst->buf_count--;
+	if (!inst->buf_count)
+		venc_release_session(inst);
+}
+
 static int venc_verify_conf(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	enum hfi_version ver = inst->core->res->hfi_version;
@@ -938,49 +986,57 @@ static int venc_verify_conf(struct venus_inst *inst)
 static int venc_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(q);
+	struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx = inst->m2m_ctx;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
 
-	if (q->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE)
+	v4l2_m2m_update_start_streaming_state(m2m_ctx, q);
+
+	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(q->type))
 		inst->streamon_out = 1;
 	else
 		inst->streamon_cap = 1;
 
-	if (!(inst->streamon_out & inst->streamon_cap)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (inst->streamon_out && inst->streamon_cap &&
+	    inst->state == INST_UNINIT) {
+		venus_helper_init_instance(inst);
 
-	venus_helper_init_instance(inst);
+		inst->sequence_cap = 0;
+		inst->sequence_out = 0;
 
-	inst->sequence_cap = 0;
-	inst->sequence_out = 0;
+		ret = venc_init_session(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			goto bufs_done;
 
-	ret = venc_init_session(inst);
-	if (ret)
-		goto bufs_done;
+		ret = venus_pm_acquire_core(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			goto deinit_sess;
 
-	ret = venus_pm_acquire_core(inst);
-	if (ret)
-		goto deinit_sess;
+		ret = venc_verify_conf(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			goto deinit_sess;
 
-	ret = venc_set_properties(inst);
-	if (ret)
-		goto deinit_sess;
+		ret = venus_helper_set_num_bufs(inst, inst->num_input_bufs,
+						inst->num_output_bufs, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			goto deinit_sess;
 
-	ret = venc_verify_conf(inst);
-	if (ret)
-		goto deinit_sess;
+		ret = venus_helper_vb2_start_streaming(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			goto deinit_sess;
 
-	ret = venus_helper_set_num_bufs(inst, inst->num_input_bufs,
-					inst->num_output_bufs, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto deinit_sess;
+		venus_helper_process_initial_out_bufs(inst);
+		venus_helper_process_initial_cap_bufs(inst);
+	} else if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_CAPTURE(q->type) && inst->streamon_cap &&
+		   inst->streamon_out) {
+		ret = venus_helper_vb2_start_streaming(inst);
+		if (ret)
+			goto bufs_done;
 
-	ret = venus_helper_vb2_start_streaming(inst);
-	if (ret)
-		goto deinit_sess;
+		venus_helper_process_initial_out_bufs(inst);
+		venus_helper_process_initial_cap_bufs(inst);
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
 
@@ -990,15 +1046,43 @@ static int venc_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int count)
 	hfi_session_deinit(inst);
 bufs_done:
 	venus_helper_buffers_done(inst, q->type, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
-	if (q->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE)
+	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(q->type))
 		inst->streamon_out = 0;
 	else
 		inst->streamon_cap = 0;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void venc_vb2_buf_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
+static void venc_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *q)
+{
+	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(q);
+	struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx = inst->m2m_ctx;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
+
+	v4l2_m2m_clear_state(m2m_ctx);
+
+	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_CAPTURE(q->type)) {
+		ret = hfi_session_stop(inst);
+		ret |= hfi_session_unload_res(inst);
+		ret |= venus_helper_unregister_bufs(inst);
+		ret |= venus_helper_intbufs_free(inst);
+	}
+
+	venus_helper_buffers_done(inst, q->type, VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
+
+	if (V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(q->type))
+		inst->streamon_out = 0;
+	else
+		inst->streamon_cap = 0;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
+}
+
+static void venc_buf_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 {
 	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
 	struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *vbuf = to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(vb);
@@ -1022,11 +1106,12 @@ static void venc_vb2_buf_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 
 static const struct vb2_ops venc_vb2_ops = {
 	.queue_setup = venc_queue_setup,
-	.buf_init = venus_helper_vb2_buf_init,
+	.buf_init = venc_buf_init,
+	.buf_cleanup = venc_buf_cleanup,
 	.buf_prepare = venus_helper_vb2_buf_prepare,
 	.start_streaming = venc_start_streaming,
-	.stop_streaming = venus_helper_vb2_stop_streaming,
-	.buf_queue = venc_vb2_buf_queue,
+	.stop_streaming = venc_stop_streaming,
+	.buf_queue = venc_buf_queue,
 };
 
 static void venc_buf_done(struct venus_inst *inst, unsigned int buf_type,
@@ -1084,8 +1169,12 @@ static const struct hfi_inst_ops venc_hfi_ops = {
 	.event_notify = venc_event_notify,
 };
 
+static void venc_m2m_device_run(void *priv)
+{
+}
+
 static const struct v4l2_m2m_ops venc_m2m_ops = {
-	.device_run = venus_helper_m2m_device_run,
+	.device_run = venc_m2m_device_run,
 	.job_abort = venus_helper_m2m_job_abort,
 };
 
